National Geographic 2008 - 2011 3 seasons 20 eps TV-PG Ended

Big, Bigger, Biggest

2008 - 2011 3 seasons 20 eps TV-PG

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45 min

S3 · E1 · Jul 5, 2011

Canal Episode 1

The Panama Canal is set to double its capacity almost a century after it opened. Find out why its success lies in four key breakthroughs that enable ever bigger ships to navigate landlocked areas. It has been called: "The Mother of All Shortcuts"!

7.9 · You

45 min

S3 · E2 · Jul 19, 2011

Icebreaker Episode 2

Find out what made it possible for the world’s largest icebreaking ship to smash through solid ice a metre and a half thick and pulverise blocks of ice the size of a car with its huge propellers.

7.4 · You

45 min

S3 · E3 · Jul 12, 2011

Metro Episode 3

Over 4 million people use the London Underground every day. Find out how four key inventions in a series of landmark metro systems helped it become the biggest subway in the Western world.

7.6 · You

45 min

S3 · E4 · Aug 9, 2011

Prison Episode 4

Modern prisons are brimming with technology. Explore the inner workings and incredible stories behind four landmark prisons that allowed engineers to build safer, tougher and bigger prisons.

7.3 · You

45 min

S3 · E5 · Jul 26, 2011

Tower Episode 5

China’s Canton Tower required great leaps in technology to build. Explore the way key historic towers like the Eiffel Tower and Washington Monument made these engineering breakthroughs possible.

7.8 · You

45 min

S3 · E6 · Aug 2, 2011

Train Episode 6

France’s TGV has been pushed to 575 kilometres. Examine four iconic trains and the breakthroughs that enabled the development of the fastest train on the planet.

7.3 · You

6 episodes in Season 3

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